So you want to be an Affliction warlock, huh? You probably thought it would be nice and easy, just toss a couple of damage over time spells up, watch the mob’s health tick down, collect your loot and go. Imagine your surprise when your Voidwalker couldn’t hold aggro through your ridiculous damage, and when you tried to compensate by Fear-kiting, you spent as much time life-tapping and bandaging as you did fighting.
So how do you do it, then? I wish there was some magic solution I could hand you for how to level an affliction warlock, but that’s simply not the case. You get new spells and talents constantly, and you’re playing one of the most complex classes in the game. What I can do is give you a few handy suggestions that will let you stay in control when things get hairy and will help you make the most of your time grinding and questing. I’m gearing this guide for players who are level 40 or higher, as that is when you will have most of the affliction warlock toolbox at your disposal.
1. Keep your Imp out, and make sure he’s phased out and on passive. Regardless of how you’ve treated him up until now, your Imp’s sole job past level 40 is to buff you and be your mana battery. You should only ever have to Life Tap in really tough situations.
2. Your main spells are Curse of Agony and Corruption. Put Curse of Agony up first because it lasts longer and does more damage the longer it runs, and always keep Corruption up since it scales the best with your spellpower and talents. Use Drain Life to keep your health up and to add some extra DPS.
3. Got an add? Fear, Curse of Agony, Corruption, and Siphon Life. As a Warlock, juggling 2 mobs is not particularly difficult. Drain tank one, and fear the other. If it starts getting a little mana intensive, Dark Pact. Between Fear and your life drains, you shouldn’t have any issues with health. If you feel genuinely concerned about your well being, fire off a Death Coil.
4. So what gear do you pick? Well, I’d suggest spell power over pretty much everything. Stamina is second best. Your goal is to kill things, and do it fast, which spell power helps with. Since Stamina works as a secondary mana pool and it’s what keeps you breathing, it makes a smart second choice.
You made a good choice with an Affliction warlock. They are one of the fastest classes to level in World of Warcraft. They do killer damage, have no problem taking on multiple mobs, and downtime isn’t even in their vocabulary. If you follow my strategies, you’ll be 80 before you know it.
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